New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-25
THE Loo OF CALIFORNIA MILLTONAIRES
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From The San Diego Union.

From The San Diego Union.
Log Of the schooner Lurine bound to San Diego
john D. spreckels, with the following crew: Captain
IL. NJ. Turner. mate; CHS. W. smith, surgeon; VIII
wind our captain, considering the omens propitious:
estly but ardenty At the shrine Of Venus:
with 's energy for our voyage We weighed anchor
and crs found i apShec SSyss. weight
0:45 p. m. Finished dinner Everything lovely:
c1s DRINKING but not drunk Ha,s heavy Sc swell;
Dr. smith reports the health Of the ship excellent
From the swaying motion Of the masthead he Tears
He finds the aperture at the throat hainards con-
gestcd from lack Of exercise IN the iass
less violent changes The ships knees although ,asa
n be s ss' sa aSa s1'
speaks tho clocks always havc their hands on their
thing improper and they have notified the commo
dore that such conduct VIII not be allowed nne
a vessel, the Commodore does not consider relevant
for this vessel often carries a number Oh young
os who equ Are i" eas nS
joe. the steward has almost cracked his Jay ana
from the cook The Doctors pmpe heads INV
s ~ and wins at fifteen miles per I aonT 1.,a0a
This DEPRESSION is made on account Of the wonso,fn
feature Of the country between San PEDRO ana Los
the doctor says he has travelled that distance
times anG that nc tnero Witnesseu ,ny,s
astonishing phenomenon when he left San Pedro
the sun was hot and so heated every natui a.
obyect that he could light his cigar on the hopnals
In the sole Of his boot. In the town oi san peGo
and turkeys we're travelling around ALREADY cooked
and people kept their roast beef In Their cellars 10
keep it from being overdone Chickens were an
M Ss.ns quite sutry All at the became OBJ
scured and so remained until they reached Los
Angeles It became dark that lamps had 70 %
iiehted and the Thermometer fen 80 suddenly tnas
the rlobules 81 preparation concealed on his mus
tache ana from the points OF bis nose Tho fireman
and engineer found frozen TO death IN irono VI
the Arc. Immediate and earnest inquiry was insu
change and Il was found that flock OF Wild ceess
was crossing the track. The Doctor MADE carcfnI
calculation Of the number OF geese and founo ~ 70
be 84O oa2 343 A. As TO the last one he Is net
QUITE certain and az he desires to be accurate he
leaves II IN doubt. The Doctor says TO any one
who nav doubt this, that II old Bill Jones was aivo
he could prove It. ,,.
Wild reese beranse they don't take much TO salt
wnter he airms that on the Guiana ISLANDS these
sea birds arc numerous that when vessel gets
not feel a forty-knot breeze. One time he came mar
hcinc wrecked In 4 most peculiar manner when
on the island Of Illfs Thna he loss the VINO ano
thrre WA = heavy swell He began 10 drift ashore
To save himself from going on the rocks no ordcren
thc anchor let 60 Judge his sdrrrise when hs
sn,n6 ria vessel mating shore as II mnelled nv
6estruaion he ordered the crew to go below and
mt ON clean shirts and hen he beean TO nvcsucato
the cause Of such motion without wind on careni
sxaminaton he found that underneath tho shin there
restinr ON their hacks and they we-e rardlv towing
ths vesssI onto tho rocks Alexander. who was then
mate began 10 Law Ms PRAYERS In Sweo'sn and tnis
20 alarmed the shoal OF 6sh that they took 70 the
OCEAN dracrine ths vessel with them at the rate OF
swsen niles an hour. RE frightened the fish, but
saved the shin and tho lives OF the crew.